this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a special report from texas, where thousands of migrant children are being held in overcrowded camps, with very limited medical care. all the evidence is this that under the care of the us government, these children are being severely neglected and in some cases, put in danger. exchanges of fire for the first time in one of myanmar�*s major cities, after a military raid on a militia group fighting to restore democracy. a night of dejection for scotland fans as their national side fails to make history: they're out of the euros. and their schools closed due to covid, we meet the children in remote himalayan villages for whom getting

an education is a mountain to climb. hello and welcome. we start with an investigation by the bbc which has found over two thousand migrant children, being detained in a camp in el paso. texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded, ridden with disease, with shortages of clean clothes and medical care for the children. staff working there say that illnesses such as covid and flu have affected hundreds of children in recent months. our correspondent hilary andersson sent this special report. deep in the chihuahuan desert of west texas is a tented camp holding thousands of migrant children in conditions that are alarming.

these are the camp's white tents. it's set in a military base. we weren't allowed near it but you can glimpse it from the road. there it is. it's just down there behind these white buildings. these pictures are the world's first look inside. they were taken secretly by employees who are banned from filming or speaking about conditions. the tents are massive. hundreds of children are crammed in. i'm texting staff inside. they say disease is everywhere. an employee has agreed to an interview after work. this is not his real voice. there are very significant numbers of kids with covid. i know there were quite a few with strep throat. lice became a very big problem. at one point when all the girls were consolidated into one tent,

the lice were so widespread they actually had to put the tent into lockdown. and how many girls were in that tent? hundreds and hundreds of girls. when a child gets covid their bed is stripped, then they are moved to tents that at times, we are told, have held hundreds of sick children. this is a rare look inside one of the covid tents. this 15—year—old spent five harrowing weeks in detention. he's now been reunited with his mother here in america. in the camp he became severely ill with covid and struggled to fully recover. this is not his real voice. it was difficult to see a doctorfor medicine. when we went to ask for medicine they gave us dirty looks and they always laughed among themselves. children wear wristbands. they're checked any time they leave a tent. they are marched in their hundreds to meals. the food was not well cooked.

sometimes the chicken had blood on it, the meat was very red. we were so hungry we ate it but we got sick from it. the desert climate here is harsh. wild winds blow a sandwich breaks into the tents, wild winds blow sand which breaks into the tents, coating the children. there is a shortage of clean clothes. the heat is relentless. over a million migrants have tried to cross into the us this year, mostly from central america. many adults are deported. but under president biden, children may stay. most have relatives here but the system is failing them. there are thousands of children in this camp who have no idea how long they'll be here, or when they will be reunited with theirfamilies. and many of them are vulnerable children who fled their home countries to seek safety here in america. but all the evidence is that under the care of the us government these children are being severely neglected, and in some

cases put in danger. downtown el paso. i'd been told where to collect a memory stick containing secret audio recordings of a camp training session in which staff said children were being sexually abused. an employee came out of the camp to meet us. she said the department of homeland security had spoken to staff about a rape. this again is an actor's voice. dhs mentioned there was a rape. they're giving girls pregnancy tests. i also heard theyjust announced the results in front of everyone here. and i heard the other night that another contractor was caught in a boy's tent, you know, doing things with him. the authorities have not responded to the specific allegations in this report but say that children

in their custody are given the required standard of care and access to medical services. they say they're working to speed up the release of children to their relatives. many children have been in here for over a month. some, like this boy, have tried to run away. the 15—year—old we met sank into despair. i watched the days go by and i felt very low. i thought that i was not going to get out of there, that i was not going to see my family again. and sometimes at night we would cry. during the worst time i was nearly at the point of committing suicide. this camp is closed to public scrutiny, yet the biden administration portrays itself as compassionate and open. staff here took serious risks to expose the damage being inflicted on children. but there are around 12,000 children in other camps around america whose condition remains largely unknown.

hilary andersson, bbc news. i'm joined by mark greenberg, director of the human services initiative, at the migration policy institute, who previously worked at the administration for children and families in the us health department under president 0bama thank you very much for talking with us. would you make of this? it is deel us. would you make of this? it 3 deeply disturbing. it raises many concerns about the conditions of the emergency facilities and the need to be addressed for those concerns. these events for the joe be addressed for those concerns. these events for thejoe biden administration would be to blame their predecessors and say, we inherited the situation for donald trump and his administration. but so many months, is that enough of a justification? it many months, is that enough of a justification?—

justification? it is part of one and the way things — justification? it is part of one and the way things are _ justification? it is part of one and the way things are normally - justification? it is part of one and - the way things are normally supposed to work is when unaccompanied children arrive at the border, they would normally go to facilities that are state licensed and regulated and meet federal standards. and the problem that this springs is that many more children came than would've been expected. and that the trumpet administration had not left in place the number of beds needed to be there and as a result, the new administration started with a significant shortfall in beds and they needed to set up emergency facilities very quickly and these are some of the problems that happen when there are emergency facilities set up so quickly. find when there are emergency facilities set up so quickly-— when there are emergency facilities set uo so quickly-— set up so quickly. and that is all ve well set up so quickly. and that is all very wetland — set up so quickly. and that is all very well and they _ set up so quickly. and that is all very well and they may - set up so quickly. and that is all very well and they may be - set up so quickly. and that is all very well and they may be a - set up so quickly. and that is all very well and they may be a fair| very well and they may be a fair reflection of the situation but

would they have been blind to what was being built or because they were attacking the donald trump administration on precisely this issue. it was like they came and planned to it and under no circumstances, should the ministration move much faster and take what serious action if this problem doesn't deteriorate further? they probably had no choice but to set up these facilities because the state licensed facilities just were not there and can be put in place quickly enough. what is concerning is this many months into the situation of the conditions in the emergency facilities are to be better. the kinds of things that you all are reporting our problems that should be addressed the moment they are recognised and should not be continuing for extended periods like this. ~ ., , ., .,

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in the country's second city, mandalay. it's the first such exchange of fire between the so—called people's defence forces — which are fighting to restore democracy — and the military in a major urban centre. the army says four protesters were killed in a raid and eight arrested. several soldiers were also injured. the bbc s asia editor rebecca henschke reports. aim at the second floor, instructs this money emr soldier. with the gun up this money emr soldier. with the gun up and shoot. the r rating the house of being tipped off by an informer that it's being used as a base for civilian militia fighting to restore democracy. they call themselves the people's defence force. they respond to the raid with gunfire and hand grenades. the sound of battle bringing out across the city. the pdf were no match of the might of the myanmar military. the bbc spoke with the member who managed to

escape. we were outnumbered by them in the used rpg launchers to attack us. we had to give up this place but, we will continue to do what we have to do. we protested peacefully but had no choice but to take up arms against them as a last resort. state owned a television broadcast at the militaries version of events. labelling the civilian fighters terrorists. more than 800 people have been killed by security forces since they seized back power on the 1st of february. the brutal crackdown has pushed some to take up arms and fight back. some protesters turning to the ethnic armies who have been fighting the military for decades for training and support. the military has responded to recent attacks with artillery and air strikes. displacing thousands of people from their homes. there were

no fears of what they would do in mandalay bay. we no fears of what they would do in mandalay bay-— no fears of what they would do in mandalay isay-— mandalay bay. we are concerned because these _ mandalay bay. we are concerned because these people _ mandalay bay. we are concerned because these people who - mandalay bay. we are concerned because these people who are i mandalay bay. we are concerned . because these people who are guilty of crimes— because these people who are guilty of crimes against humanity are trained — of crimes against humanity are trained to— of crimes against humanity are trained to commit a crime against the people — trained to commit a crime against the people of my delay. the people are left_ the people of my delay. the people are left with no choice but defending themselves with all they can and _ defending themselves with all they can and i'm afraid that every day, we are _ can and i'm afraid that every day, we are closing to blood that will land in — we are closing to blood that will land in another genocide. until then, land in another genocide. until then. the _ land in another genocide. until then, the fighting _ land in another genocide. until then, the fighting is _ land in another genocide. lint i then, the fighting is largely taken place in rural areas. now it is happening on the streets with both sides in this deeply uneven conflict, vowed to fight on. officials in northern afghanistan say taliban militants have captured

the main border crossing with tajikistan in kunduz province. the insurgents have already taken control of key districts near the provincial capital kunduz. it comes as the united nations�* special envoy on afghanistan has warned of increasing insecurity as the taliban take control of more areas. this is what deborah lyons had to say at a virtual session of the un security council. more than 50 of afghanistan's 370 districts have fallen since the beginning of may. most of these districts have been taken, surround provincial capitals. guessing that that tell a better positioning themselves to try and take these capitals once foreign forces are fully withdrawn. earlier the pakistani prime minister imran khan said his country was willing to be a �*partner for peace' in afghanistan. writing in the washington post — he categorically rejected hosting us bases in his country. 0ur south asia regional editor — anbarasan ethirajan gave us his analysis the situation:

the previous administration wanted to withdraw troops and of the new joe biden administration has made it very clear that they want the troops to come home by september this year. that really triggered the violence since the beginning of may went to launched a simultaneous attack the country. this is what worries many of the neighbours. they are very strategically looked, yet pakistan, iran, india, and the prime minister must make it very clear that they are not going to take sides with what is going on, but also a warning about an all out civil war which is possible in afghanistan and the repercussions that it will have on pakistan because during the civil war in the 1990s, millions of people fled to pakistan and then pakistan

worked alongside the us on the war on terror and after which, many took refuge in the northwest part of pakistan which led to this war on islamist militants and that is what he wants to make it very clear that pakistan is willing to work with the us to bring peace but many leaders in afghanistan will fuel this scepticism because the accused pakistan of supporting tele been military all these years. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: their schools closed due to covid — we meet the children in remote himalayan villages for whom getting an education is a mountain to climb. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as our land. i take pride in the words

"ich bin ein berliner." cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due, mainly, to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a marker of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news, the latest headlines.

an investigation by the bbc has found over two thousand migrant children, being detained in a camp in texas in appalling conditions. there have been exchanges of fire for the first time in one of myanmar�*s major cities, after a military raid on a militia group fighting to restore democracy. scotland are out of euro 2020 following a 3—1 defeat against croatia in glasgow. after going behind, callum mcgregor equalised for the scots just before half time. but two second—half goals from luka modric and ivan perisic booked croatia's place in the knockout stages — much to the disappointment of the fans watching in glasgow. gutted. absolutely gutted. we had a chance going into the second half. please make disappointed, but we, i still love scotland. england have progressed to the next stage of the tournament as group winners, following a 1—0 victory over the czech republic.

raheem sterling scored in the twelfth minute, which was good enough to win the game for gareth southgate's side, who haven't conceded a goal in the tournament so far. these fans watched the match in manchester. iam i am ecstatic! definitely fantastic. it could've been a better performance but you know, we have done it. it performance but you know, we have done it. . , performance but you know, we have done it. ., , ., , ., done it. it was the greatest game in the world but _ done it. it was the greatest game in the world but we _ done it. it was the greatest game in the world but we won _ done it. it was the greatest game in the world but we won and _ done it. it was the greatest game in the world but we won and that - done it. it was the greatest game in the world but we won and that is - done it. it was the greatest game in the world but we won and that is all| the world but we won and that is all that matters. —— it wasn't. earlier, our sports editor dan roan gave his assessment of the night's action, beginning here with scotland. they knew they would've made history had they went tonight and for a glorious few minutes, looked like they might do that with the equalised, but was not meant to be. many will still be proud of their achievements, something to build on in the future. who knows, maybe the loss of gilmore costs them ultimately. england has not set the road a light yet, but then they have not needed to, have the? they will need to raise their game if they progress further in this tournament

but they are building and in the past, there have been occasions where they struggled and failed to get out of the group stage and so, on that basis, if he asked them before the tournament, three clean sheets, top of the group and save me, they would've taken that. the health ministry in india says a new mutation of the delta variant of coronavirus is now a variant of concern. officials say at least 22 cases of the delta plus strain have been detected across india and they've urged the three states where it's present to introduce enhanced testing and tracing, and step up vaccinations to contain its spread. mayank bhagwat has the latest. a growing concern has a new variant data plus since been detected in india. it has not been classified as a variant of concern which has been found in three spades.

21 2! people are infected with this new variant in the area along list of health experts say that this variant is an added mutation in the spiked printing. it also speaks and speculates that this new variant is likely to be more transmittable and generate, it was the variant that caused a massive surge in covid—i9 cases in india during the second wave. a number of websites belonging to iranian regional news networks have been seized by the us government. many have gone offline with notices explaining that they are under the control of the us. the statements refer to us sanctions laws and are accompanied by the seal of the fbi and department of commerce. the sites include the state—controlled press tv and al alam and al masirah tv run by the iranian—backed houthi movement in yemen. covid—i9 has disrupted education for a generation

of young people worldwide. but when the pandemic hit the disputed indian—administered region of kashmir in 2020, schools there were on the verge of reopening after being closed the previous year. that was when india revoked the region's special status, tens of thousands of troops were sent in and a curfew imposed. now for students in more than 150 remote himalayan villages, trying to connect to a virtual classroom is a daily challenge, as aamir peerzada reports. 18—year—old is on his way to an online lesson. every day, he walks along this bridge. also, he can connect to the small group of internet and he is not alone. in the village, we cannot even make a single phone call.—

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they had produce them for years to come, they had to leave because their children's career was at stake. ., , ., , their children's career was at stake. ., , .,, ., , their children's career was at stake. ., , ., , . stake. young people now must decide whether to stay _ stake. young people now must decide whether to stay or _ stake. young people now must decide whether to stay or go. _ stake. young people now must decide whether to stay or go. so _ stake. young people now must decide whether to stay or go. so much i stake. young people now must decide whether to stay or go. so much of i whether to stay or go. so much of our lives depend on the internet and so for those who cannot afford to leave, i think they will not be able to do anything said become labelled like the parents are. a reminder of our top story: a bbc investigation has found over 2,000 migrant children being detained in a camp in el paso, texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded and ridden with disease. staff working there say that illnesses such as covid and flu have affected hundreds of children in recent months. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcshaunley.

hello there. it certainly was a chilly start across eastern scotland on tuesday, but that is where we had the lion's share of sunshine — over 14 hours of it. and it was our top spot in terms of temperatures as well, 21.4 celsius the high. now, we have been drawing a curtain of cloud, though, across scotland over the last few hours. this weather front bringing in some showery outbreaks of rain, and it will bring a change of fortunes to start our day on wednesday. yes, it will be a cloudier and slightly damper story, but it will also be a milder one. double digits first thing in the morning. clearer skies across england and wales,. that's where we'll start with the best of the sunshine through the day. now, as the day progresses, perhaps clouding over

into north wales and northern england, as that weather front slowly meanders its way out of the scottish borders. we keep quite a lot of cloud and some bits and pieces of rain into the far northwest, quite murky to coasts and hills as well. the best of the sunshine further south and east, and we'll see temperatures peaking at 21 or 22 degrees. that's 72 fahrenheit. moving through wednesday evening, we'll continue to see a little more cloud pushing out of the north of england, down into the midlands, but it should be a largely fine and dry end to the day across the southeast. that weather front will continue to move its way slowly south and east. and at the same time, another weather front will introduce some heavier rain into the far north of scotland. so, as thursday goes, we can split the country to three. the best of the sunshine, east anglia, south east england. a weak weather front, a band of cloud slowly brightening up into northern england later. and then for northern ireland and scotland, some of that rain still quite heavy for a time here. top temperatures on thursday afternoon, again, 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. now, as we move out of thursday into friday, those weatherfronts continue to push their way steadily south and a little area of pressure forms.

and circulating around that low friday, there will be bands of showery rain. so, not a complete wash—out. bit of a messy story, really, to tell on friday. the best of the drier weather, but with a northerly breeze, will be in the far north of scotland. so here, not particularly warm. we should see temperatures peaking at 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. that low pressure will influence the story for the start of the weekend, still bringing the risk of some sharp showers. the best of the drier weather is likely to be further north. take care.

this is bbc news. 0ur headlines: a bbc investigation has found over 2,000 migrant children being detained in a camp in el paso, texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded and ridden with disease. myanmar�*s armed forces have clashed with a militia group in the country's second city, mandalay. it's the first such exchange of fire in a major urban centre. officials in northern afghanistan say taliban militants have captured the main border crossing with tajikistan in kunduz province. the united nations has warned of increasing insecurity, with the taliban now in control of more than 50 districts. there have been wins for england and croatia at euro 2020. the results mean both sides go through to the knockout stages, along with the czech republic. scotland, who lost to croatia, are eliminated.